Election 2023: National nose in front

Election 2023: National nose in front
Christopher Luxon would be prime minister if recent polling was an election result (Image: Getty Images)
Andy Fyers
A handful of recent polls show that support has likely swung slightly back in favour of National and the right-bloc coalition in recent weeks.Following the One News/Kantar Public poll on Thursday and recent polls from Newshub/Reid Research and Curia, BusinessDesk's polltracker polling average has National on 36% and Labour on 35%. That essentially puts the main parties neck and neck, given the margin of error that must be taken into account.The 36% support for National in the average is the party's highest level since Chris Hipkins...

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